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Martinique none (overseas department of France)
Mauritania 12 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza
Mauritius 9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne
Mayotte none (territorial collectivity of France)
Mexico 31 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave, Yucatan, Zacatecas
Micronesia, Federated States of 4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae (Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap
Moldova 32 raions (raioane, singular - raionul), 3 municipalities (municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala) counties: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan-Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului
Monaco none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
Mongolia 21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1 municipality* (singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan, Govi-Altay, Govi-Sumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs
Montserrat 3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter
Morocco 16 regions: Casablanca, Chaouia-Ourdigha, Doukkala-Abda, Fes-Boulmane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Guelmim-Es Smara, Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Meknes-Tafilalet, Oriental, Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer, Souss-Massa-Draa, Tadla-Azilal, Tangier-Tetouan, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
Mozambique 10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), 1 city (cidade)*; Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Cidade de Maputo*, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia
Namibia 13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa
Nauru 14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
Nepal 14 zones (anchal, singular and plural); Bagmati, Bheri, Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti
Netherlands 12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland (Fryslan), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands Antilles none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) note: each island has its own government
New Caledonia none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 provinces named Iles Loyaute, Nord, and Sud
New Zealand 13 regions; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne-Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Nelson-Marlborough, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast
Nicaragua 15 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonomista); Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*, Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas
Niger 7 departments (departements, singular - departement) and 1 capital district* (capitale district); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
Nigeria 36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara
Niue none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order
Norfolk Island none (territory of Australia)
Northern Mariana Islands none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four municipalities at the second order; Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian
Norway 19 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Nord-Trondelag, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sor-Trondelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold
Oman 5 regions (manaatiq, singular - mintaqat) and 3 governorates* (muhaafazaat, singular - muhaafaza) Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Batinah, Al Wusta, Ash Sharqiyah, Az Zahirah, Masqat*, Musandam*, Zufar*
Pakistan 4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
Palau 16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatohobei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsorol
Panama 9 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 territory* (comarca); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama, San Blas*, and Veraguas
Papua New Guinea 20 provinces; Bougainville, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital, New Ireland, Northern, Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain
Paraguay 17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro
Peru 24 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 constitutional province* (provincia constitucional); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao*, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali note: some reports indicate that the 24 departments and 1 constitutional province are now being referred to as regions; Peru is implementing a decentralization program whereby these 25 administrative divisions will begin to exercise greater governmental authority over their territories; in November 2002, voters chose their new regional presidents and other regional leaders; the authority that the regional government will exercise has not yet been clearly defined, but it will be devolved to the regions over the course of several years
Philippines 79 provinces and 116 chartered cities provinces: Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Biliran, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Compostela, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain Province, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sarangani, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay chartered cities: Alaminos, Angeles, Antipolo, Bacolod, Bago, Baguio, Bais, Balanga, Batangas, Bayawan, Bislig, Butuan, Cabanatuan, Cadiz, Cagayan de Oro, Calamba, Calapan, Calbayog, Candon, Canlaon, Cauayan, Cavite, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Danao, Dapitan, Davao, Digos, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Escalante, Gapan, General Santos, Gingoog, Himamaylan, Iligan, Iloilo, Isabela, Iriga, Kabankalan, Kalookan, Kidapawan, Koronadal, La Carlota, Laoag, Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Legazpi, Ligao, Lipa, Lucena, Maasin, Makati, Malabon, Malaybalay, Malolos, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marawi, Markina, Masbate, Muntinlupa, Munoz, Naga, Olongapo, Ormoc, Oroquieta, Ozamis, Pagadian, Palayan, Panabo, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Passi, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, Roxas, Sagay, Samal, San Carlos (in Negros Occidental), San Carlos (in Pangasinan), San Fernando (in La Union), San Fernando (in Pampanga), San Jose, San Jose del Monte, San Pablo, Santa Rosa, Santiago, Silay, Sipalay, Sorsogon, Surigao, Tabaco, Tacloban, Tacurong, Tagaytay, Tagbilaran, Tagum, Talisay (in Cebu), Talisay (in Negros Oriental), Tanauan, Tangub, Tanjay, Tarlac, Toledo, Tuguegarao, Trece Martires, Urdaneta, Valencia, Valenzuela, Victorias, Vigan, Zamboanga
Pitcairn Islands none (overseas territory of the UK)
Poland 16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Lodzkie, Lubelskie, Lubuskie, Malopolskie, Mazowieckie, Opolskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomorskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Wielkopolskie, Zachodniopomorskie
Portugal 18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa, Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu
Puerto Rico none (commonwealth associated with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 78 municipalities (municipios, singular - municipio) at the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco
Qatar 10 municipalities (baladiyat, singular - baladiyah); Ad Dawhah, Al Ghuwayriyah, Al Jumayliyah, Al Khawr, Al Wakrah, Ar Rayyan, Jarayan al Batinah, Madinat ash Shamal, Umm Sa'id, Umm Salal
Reunion none (overseas department of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 4 arrondissements, 24 communes, and 47 cantons
Romania 41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea
Russia 49 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respublik, singular - respublika), 10 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnykh okrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 6 krays (krayev, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast') oblasts: Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan', Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Chita, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Perm', Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan', Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver', Tyumen', Ul'yanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl' republics: Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk) autonomous okrugs: Aga Buryat (Aginskoye), Chukotka (Anadyr'), Evenk (Tura), Khanty-Mansi, Komi-Permyak (Kudymkar), Koryak (Palana), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Taymyr [Dolgano-Nenets] (Dudinka), Ust'-Orda Buryat (Ust'-Ordynskiy), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard) krays: Altay (Barnaul), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Primorskiy (Vladivostok), Stavropol' federal cities: Moscow (Moskva), St. Petersburg (Sankt-Peterburg) autonomous oblast: Yevrey [Jewish] (Birobidzhan) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Rwanda 12 prefectures (in French - prefectures, singular - prefecture; in Kinyarwanda - plural - NA, singular - prefegitura); Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Gitarama, Kibungo, Kibuye, Kigali Rurale, Kigali-ville, Umutara, Ruhengeri
Saint Helena 1 administrative area and 2 dependencies*; Ascension*, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha*
Saint Kitts and Nevis 14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point
Saint Lucia 11 quarters; Anse-la-Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros-Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufriere, Vieux-Fort
Saint Pierre and Miquelon none (territorial collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon at the second order
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 parishes; Charlotte, Grenadines, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick
Samoa 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano
San Marino 9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Montegiardino, San Marino Citta, Serravalle
Sao Tome and Principe 2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tome note: Principe has had self-government since 29 April 1995
Saudi Arabia 13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Madinah, Al Qasim, Ar Riyad, Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern Province), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, Tabuk
Senegal 11 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick, Kaolack, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor
Serbia and Montenegro 2 republics (republike, singular - republika); and 2 nominally autonomous provinces* (autonomn pokrajine, singular - autonomna pokrajina); Kosovo* (currently under UN administration pending resolution of its future status), Montenegro, Serbia, Vojvodina*
Seychelles 23 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Louis, Anse Royale, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand' Anse (on Mahe), Grand' Anse (on Praslin), La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe La Rue, Port Glaud, Saint Louis, Takamaka
Sierra Leone 3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western*
Singapore none
Slovakia 8 regions (kraje, singular - kraj); Banskobystricky, Bratislavsky, Kosicky, Nitriansky, Presovsky, Trenciansky, Trnavsky, Zilinsky
Slovenia 182 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities* (mestne obcine , singular - mestna obcina ) Ajdovscina, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Celje*, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Horjul-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik-Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos-Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola-Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Koper-Capodistria*, Kostel, Kozje, Kranj*, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava-Lendva, Litija, Ljubljana*, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Maribor*, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Murska Sobota*, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Nova Gorica*, Novo Mesto*, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran-Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Ptuj*, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogasovci, Rogaska Slatina, Rogatec, Ruse, Salovci, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur pri Celju, Sevnica, Sezana, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenj Gradec*, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sostanj, Starse, Store, Sveta Ana, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velenje*, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zuzemberk, Zrece note: there may be 45 more municipalities
Solomon Islands 9 provinces and 1 capital territory*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Western
Somalia 18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed
South Africa 9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Spain 17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma)and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia, Aragon, Asturias, Baleares (Balearic Islands), Ceuta*, Canarias (Canary Islands), Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Cataluna, Comunidad Valenciana, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Madrid, Melilla*, Murcia, Navarra, Pais Vasco (Basque Country) note: three small Spanish possessions of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all located off the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania)
Sri Lanka 8 provinces; Central, North Central, North Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva, Western; note - North Eastern province may have been divided in two - Northern and Eastern
Sudan 26 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrat, Al Jazirah, Al Khartum, Al Qadarif, Al Wahdah, An Nil al Abyad, An Nil al Azraq, Ash Shamaliyah, Bahr al Jabal, Gharb al Istiwa'iyah, Gharb Bahr al Ghazal, Gharb Darfur, Gharb Kurdufan, Janub Darfur, Janub Kurdufan, Junqali, Kassala, Nahr an Nil, Shamal Bahr al Ghazal, Shamal Darfur, Shamal Kurdufan, Sharq al Istiwa'iyah, Sinnar, Warab
Suriname 10 districts (distrikten, singular - distrikt); Brokopondo, Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, Sipaliwini, Wanica
Swaziland 4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni
Sweden 21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarnas, Gavleborgs, Gotlands, Hallands, Jamtlands, Jonkopings, Kalmar, Kronobergs, Norrbottens, Orebro, Ostergotlands, Skane, Sodermanlands, Stockholms, Uppsala, Varmlands, Vasterbottens, Vasternorrlands, Vastmanlands, Vastra Gotalands
Switzerland 26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; kantone, singular - kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich
Syria 14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah, Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq, Halab, Hamah, Hims, Idlib, Rif Dimashq, Tartus
Taiwan includes central island of Taiwan plus numerous smaller islands near central island and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 18 counties (hsien, singular and plural), 5 municipalities (shih, singular and plural), and 2 special municipalities (chuan-shih, singular and plural) counties: Chang-hua, Chia-i, Hsin-chu, Hua-lien, I-lan, Kao-hsiung county, Kin-men, Lien-chiang, Miao-li, Nan-t'ou, P'eng-hu, P'ing-tung, T'ai-chung, T'ai-nan, T'ai-pei county, T'ai-tung, T'ao-yuan, and Yun-lin municipalities: Chia-i, Chi-lung, Hsin-chu, T'ai-chung, T'ai-nan special municipalities: Kao-hsiung city, T'ai-pei city note: Taiwan generally uses Wade-Giles system for romanization; special municipality of Taipei adopted standard pinyin romanization for street and place names within city boundaries, other local authorities have selected a variety of romanization systems
Tajikistan 2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) and 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor); Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon* [Gorno-Badakhshan] (Khorugh), Viloyati Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Viloyati Sughd (Khujand) note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses
Tanzania 26 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pemba North, Pemba South, Pwani, Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Singida, Tabora, Tanga, Zanzibar Central/South, Zanzibar North, Zanzibar Urban/West
Thailand 76 provinces (changwat, singular and plural); Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Buriram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Krung Thep Mahanakhon (Bangkok), Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae Hong Son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phrae, Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sara Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Sisaket, Songkhla, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon
Togo 5 regions (regions, singular - region); Kara, Plateaux, Savanes, Centrale, Maritime
Tokelau none (territory of New Zealand)
Tonga 3 island groups; Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Vava'u
Trinidad and Tobago 9 regional corporations, 2 city corporations, 3 borough corporations, and 1 ward regional corporations: Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo, Diego Martin, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Penal/Debe, Princes Town, Sangre Grande, San Juan/Laventille, Siparia, Tunapuna/Piarco city corporations: Port of Spain, San Fernando; borough corporations: Arima, Point Fortin, Chaguanas ward: Tobago
Tunisia 24 governorates; Ariana (Aryanah), Beja (Bajah), Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), Gabes (Qabis), Gafsa (Qafsah), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Kebili (Qibili), Kef (Al Kaf), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Manouba (Manubah), Medenine (Madanin), Monastir (Al Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Siliana (Silyanah), Sousse (Susah), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tunis, Zaghouan (Zaghwan)
Turkey 81 provinces (iller, singular - il); Adana, Adiyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydin, Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Duzce, Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gumushane, Hakkari, Hatay, Igdir, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir, Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kutahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Siirt, Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Usak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak
Turkmenistan 5 provinces (welayatlar, singular - welayat): Ahal Welayaty (Ashgabat), Balkan Welayaty (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Welayaty, Lebap Welayaty (Turkmenabat), Mary Welayaty note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Turks and Caicos Islands none (overseas territory of the UK)
Tuvalu none
Uganda 56 districts; Adjumani, Apac, Arua, Bugiri, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum, Kotido, Kumi, Kyenjojo, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakasongola, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe
Ukraine 24 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status**; Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Crimea or Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol'), Dnipropetrovs'k, Donets'k, Ivano-Frankivs'k, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmel'nyts'kyy, Kirovohrad, Kiev (Kyyiv)**, Kyyiv, Luhans'k, L'viv, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sevastopol'**, Sumy, Ternopil', Vinnytsya, Volyn' (Luts'k), Zakarpattya (Uzhhorod), Zaporizhzhya, Zhytomyr note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
United Arab Emirates 7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn
United Kingdom England - 47 boroughs, 36 counties, 29 London boroughs, 12 cities and boroughs, 10 districts, 12 cities, 3 royal boroughs boroughs: Barnsley, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton, Bournemouth, Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Bury, Calderdale, Darlington, Doncaster, Dudley, Gateshead, Halton, Hartlepool, Kirklees, Knowsley, Luton, Medway, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, North Tyneside, Oldham, Poole, Reading, Redcar and Cleveland, Rochdale, Rotherham, Sandwell, Sefton, Slough, Solihull, Southend-on-Sea, South Tyneside, St. Helens, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Swindon, Tameside, Thurrock, Torbay, Trafford, Walsall, Warrington, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhampton counties: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Wiltshire, Worcestershire London boroughs: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth cities and boroughs: Birmingham, Bradford, Coventry, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Salford, Sheffield, Sunderland, Wakefield, Westminster districts: Bath and North East Somerset, East Riding of Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Somerset, Rutland, South Gloucestershire, Telford and Wrekin, West Berkshire, Wokingham cities: City of Bristol, Derby, City of Kingston upon Hull, Leicester, City of London, Nottingham, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, York royal boroughs: Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Windsor and Maidenhead Northern Ireland - 24 districts, 2 cities, 6 counties districts: Antrim, Ards, Armagh, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Banbridge, Carrickfergus, Castlereagh, Coleraine, Cookstown, Craigavon, Down, Dungannon, Fermanagh, Larne, Limavady, Lisburn, Magherafelt, Moyle, Newry and Mourne, Newtownabbey, North Down, Omagh, Strabane cities: Belfast, Derry counties: County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, County Tyrone Scotland - 32 council areas: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, The Scottish Borders, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), West Lothian; Wales - 11 county boroughs, 9 counties, 2 cities and counties county boroughs: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Conwy, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen, Wrexham counties: Isle of Anglesey, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, The Vale of Glamorgan cities and counties: Cardiff, Swansea
United States 50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Uruguay 19 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres
Uzbekistan 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (respublika), and 1 city** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati, Farg'ona Viloyati, Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qaraqalpog'iston Respublikasi* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri**, Toshkent Viloyati, Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Vanuatu 6 provinces; Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea, Torba
Venezuela 23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 federal district* (distrito federal), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales**, Distrito Federal*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands
Vietnam 59 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thu do, singular and plural) provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dac Lak, Dac Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, Ha Tay, Ha Tinh, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai municipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh
Virgin Islands none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas
Wallis and Futuna none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three kingdoms at the second order named Alo, Sigave, Wallis
Western Sahara none (under de facto control of Morocco)
World 271 nations, dependent areas, and other entities
Yemen 19 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan, Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Sa'dah, San'a', Shabwah, Ta'izz note: for electoral and administrative purposes, the capital city of Sanaa is treated as an additional governorate
Zambia 9 provinces; Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, North-Western, Southern, Western
Zimbabwe 8 provinces and 2 cities* with provincial status; Bulawayo*, Harare*, Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands
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@2052 Agriculture - products
Afghanistan opium, wheat, fruits, nuts, wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins
Albania wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets, grapes; meat, dairy products
Algeria wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle
American Samoa bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock
Andorra small quantities of rye, wheat, barley, oats, vegetables; sheep
Angola bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish
Anguilla small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Antigua and Barbuda cotton, fruits, vegetables, bananas, coconuts, cucumbers, mangoes, sugarcane; livestock
Argentina sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock
Armenia fruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock
Aruba aloes; livestock; fish
Australia wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry
Austria grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit; dairy products, cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber
Azerbaijan cotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats
Bahamas, The citrus, vegetables; poultry
Bahrain fruit, vegetables; poultry, dairy products; shrimp, fish
Bangladesh rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit; beef, milk, poultry
Barbados sugarcane, vegetables, cotton
Belarus grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk
Belgium sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk
Belize bananas, coca, citrus, sugar; fish, cultured shrimp; lumber; garments
Benin cotton, corn, cassava (tapioca), yams, beans, palm oil, peanuts, livestock (2001)
Bermuda bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products
Bhutan rice, corn, root crops, citrus, foodgrains; dairy products, eggs
Bolivia soybeans, coffee, coca, cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, potatoes; timber
Bosnia and Herzegovina wheat, corn, fruits, vegetables; livestock
Botswana livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers, groundnuts
Brazil coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus; beef
British Virgin Islands fruits, vegetables; livestock, poultry; fish
Brunei rice, vegetables, fruits, chickens, water buffalo
Bulgaria vegetables, fruits, tobacco, livestock, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets
Burkina Faso cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
Burma rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products
Burundi coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc (tapioca); beef, milk, hides
Cambodia rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca
Cameroon coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches; livestock; timber
Canada wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish
Cape Verde bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, coffee, peanuts; fish
Cayman Islands vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming
Central African Republic cotton, coffee, tobacco, manioc (tapioca), yams, millet, corn, bananas; timber
Chad cotton, sorghum, millet, peanuts, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca); cattle, sheep, goats, camels
Chile grapes, apples, pears, onions, wheat, corn, oats, peaches, garlic, asparagus, beans, beef, poultry, wool; fish; timber
China rice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish
Christmas Island NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Colombia coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; forest products; shrimp
Comoros vanilla, cloves, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, quinine, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn, fruits; wood products
Congo, Republic of the cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products
Cook Islands copra, citrus, pineapples, tomatoes, beans, pawpaws, bananas, yams, taro, coffee; pigs, poultry
Costa Rica coffee, pineapples, bananas, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef; timber
Cote d'Ivoire coffee, cocoa beans, bananas, palm kernels, corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber; timber
Croatia wheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflower seed, barley, alfalfa, clover, olives, citrus, grapes, soybeans, potatoes; livestock, dairy products
Cuba sugar, tobacco, citrus, coffee, rice, potatoes, beans; livestock
Cyprus potatoes, citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables, poultry, pork, lamb, kids, dairy
Czech Republic wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, poultry
Denmark barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, dairy products; fish
Djibouti fruits, vegetables; goats, sheep, camels
Dominica bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa; forest and fishery potential not exploited
Dominican Republic sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, tobacco, rice, beans, potatoes, corn, bananas; cattle, pigs, dairy products, beef, eggs
East Timor coffee, rice, maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla
Ecuador bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc (tapioca), plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, dairy products; balsa wood; fish, shrimp
Egypt cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats
El Salvador coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; shrimp; beef, dairy products
Equatorial Guinea coffee, cocoa, rice, yams, cassava (tapioca), bananas, palm oil nuts; livestock; timber
Eritrea sorghum, lentils, vegetables, corn, cotton, tobacco, coffee, sisal; livestock, goats; fish
Estonia potatoes, vegetables; livestock and dairy products; fish
Ethiopia cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, sugarcane, potatoes, qat; hides, cattle, sheep, goats
European Union wheat, barley, oilseeds, sugar beets, wine, grapes, dairy products, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, fish
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) fodder and vegetable crops; sheep, dairy products
Faroe Islands milk, potatoes, vegetables; sheep; salmon, other fish
Fiji sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish
Finland barley, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish
France wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish
French Guiana corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry
French Polynesia coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits; poultry, beef, dairy products, coffee
Gabon cocoa, coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber; cattle; okoume (a tropical softwood); fish
Gambia, The rice, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, sesame, cassava (tapioca), palm kernels; cattle, sheep, goats
Gaza Strip olives, citrus, vegetables; beef, dairy products
Georgia citrus, grapes, tea, hazelnuts, vegetables; livestock
Germany potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit, cabbages; cattle, pigs, poultry
Ghana cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber
Gibraltar none
Greece wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, olives, tomatoes, wine, tobacco, potatoes; beef, dairy products
Greenland forage crops, garden and greenhouse vegetables; sheep, reindeer; fish
Grenada bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Guadeloupe bananas, sugarcane, tropical fruits and vegetables; cattle, pigs, goats
Guam fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef
Guatemala sugarcane, corn, bananas, coffee, beans, cardamom; cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens
Guernsey tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Guinea rice, coffee, pineapples, palm kernels, cassava (tapioca), bananas, sweet potatoes; cattle, sheep, goats; timber
Guinea-Bissau rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish
Guyana sugar, rice, wheat, vegetable oils; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish (shrimp)
Haiti coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum, wood
Honduras bananas, coffee, citrus; beef; timber; shrimp
Hong Kong fresh vegetables, poultry, fish, pork
Hungary wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes, sugar beets; pigs, cattle, poultry, dairy products
Iceland potatoes, green vegetables, mutton, dairy products, fish
India rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry; fish
Indonesia rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra, poultry, beef, pork, eggs
Iran wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar
Iraq wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep
Ireland turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; beef, dairy products
Israel citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products
Italy fruits, vegetables, grapes, potatoes, sugar beets, soybeans, grain, olives; beef, dairy products; fish
Jamaica sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, vegetables, poultry, goats, milk, crustaceans, and mollusks
Japan rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit, pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs, fish
Jersey potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Jordan wheat, barley, citrus, tomatoes, melons, olives; sheep, goats, poultry
Kazakhstan grain (mostly spring wheat), cotton; livestock
Kenya tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy products, beef, pork, poultry, eggs
Kiribati copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables; fish
Korea, North rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs
Korea, South rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish
Kuwait practically no crops; fish
Kyrgyzstan tobacco, cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool
Laos sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, tea, peanuts, rice, water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry
Latvia grain, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish
Lebanon citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives, tobacco; sheep, goats
Lesotho corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock
Liberia rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, sugarcane, bananas; sheep, goats; timber
Libya wheat, barley, olives, dates, citrus, vegetables, peanuts, soybeans; cattle
Liechtenstein wheat, barley, corn, potatoes; livestock, dairy products
Lithuania grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs; fish
Luxembourg barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, fruits, wine grapes; livestock products
Macau vegetables, livestock
Macedonia rice, tobacco, wheat, corn, millet, cotton, sesame, mulberry leaves, citrus, vegetables; beef, pork, poultry, mutton
Madagascar coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock products
Malawi tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses; groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats
Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak - rubber, pepper; timber
Maldives coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish
Mali cotton, millet, rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts; cattle, sheep, goats
Malta potatoes, cauliflower, grapes, wheat, barley, tomatoes, citrus, cut flowers, green peppers; pork, milk, poultry, eggs
Man, Isle of cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Marshall Islands coconuts, tomatoes, melons, taro, breadfruit, fruits; pigs, chickens
Martinique pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane
Mauritania dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn, dates; cattle, sheep
Mauritius sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish
Mayotte vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Mexico corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products
Micronesia, Federated States of black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), betel nuts, sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens
Moldova vegetables, fruits, wine, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, tobacco; beef, milk
Monaco none
Mongolia wheat, barley, potatoes, forage crops, sheep, goats, cattle, camels, horses
Montserrat cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers, livestock products
Morocco barley, wheat, citrus, wine, vegetables, olives; livestock
Mozambique cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, cassava (tapioca), corn, coconuts, sisal, citrus and tropical fruits, potatoes, sunflowers; beef, poultry
Namibia millet, sorghum, peanuts; livestock; fish
Nauru coconuts
Nepal rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat
Netherlands grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock
Netherlands Antilles aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit
New Caledonia vegetables; beef, deer, other livestock products
New Zealand wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef, dairy products; fish
Nicaragua coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products
Niger cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava (tapioca), rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
Nigeria cocoa, peanuts, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber; fish
Niue coconuts, passion fruit, honey, limes, taro, yams, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, poultry, beef cattle
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Northern Mariana Islands coconuts, fruits, vegetables; cattle
Norway barley, wheat, potatoes; pork, beef, veal, milk; fish
Oman dates, limes, bananas, alfalfa, vegetables; camels, cattle; fish
Pakistan cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Palau coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes
Panama bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables; livestock; shrimp
Papua New Guinea coffee, cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, tea, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, poultry, pork
Paraguay cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn, wheat, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, eggs, milk; timber
Peru coffee, cotton, sugarcane, rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, plantains, coca; poultry, beef, dairy products, wool; fish
Philippines rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef, fish
Pitcairn Islands wide variety of fruits and vegetables, goats, chickens
Poland potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork
Portugal grain, potatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, poultry, beef, dairy products
Puerto Rico sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas, livestock products, chickens
Qatar fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish
Reunion sugarcane, vanilla, tobacco, tropical fruits, vegetables, corn
Romania wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, sunflower seed, potatoes, grapes; eggs, sheep
Russia grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, vegetables, fruits; beef, milk
Rwanda coffee, tea, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), bananas, beans, sorghum, potatoes; livestock
Saint Helena corn, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish, crawfish (on Tristan da Cunha)
Saint Kitts and Nevis sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish
Saint Lucia bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa
Saint Pierre and Miquelon vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices, small numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, fish
Samoa coconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa
San Marino wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides
Sao Tome and Principe cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, copra, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, bananas, papayas, beans; poultry; fish
Saudi Arabia wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk
Senegal peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish
Serbia and Montenegro cereals, fruits, vegetables, tobacco, olives; cattle, sheep, goats
Seychelles coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava (tapioca), bananas; broiler chickens; tuna fish
Sierra Leone rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Singapore rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables, poultry, eggs, fish, ornamental fish
Slovakia grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products
Slovenia potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn, grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry
Solomon Islands cocoa beans, coconuts, palm kernels, rice, potatoes, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs; timber; fish
Somalia cattle, sheep, goats; bananas, sorghum, corn, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, mangoes, sesame seeds, beans; fish
South Africa corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products
Spain grain, vegetables, olives, wine grapes, sugar beets, citrus; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish
Sri Lanka rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef
Sudan cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock
Suriname paddy rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts; beef, chickens; forest products; shrimp
Swaziland sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep
Sweden barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk
Switzerland grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs
Syria wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk
Taiwan rice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef, milk, fish
Tajikistan cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
Tanzania coffee, sisal, tea, cotton, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), cashew nuts, tobacco, cloves, corn, wheat, cassava (tapioca), bananas, fruits, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
Thailand rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans
Togo coffee, cocoa, cotton, yams, cassava (tapioca), corn, beans, rice, millet, sorghum; livestock; fish
Tokelau coconuts, copra, breadfruit, papayas, bananas; pigs, poultry, goats
Tonga squash, coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, ginger, black pepper; fish
Trinidad and Tobago cocoa, sugarcane, rice, citrus, coffee, vegetables; poultry
Tunisia olives, olive oil, grain, dairy products, tomatoes, citrus fruit, beef, sugar beets, dates, almonds
Turkey tobacco, cotton, grain, olives, sugar beets, pulse, citrus; livestock
Turkmenistan cotton, grain; livestock
Turks and Caicos Islands corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
Tuvalu coconuts; fish
Uganda coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry, cut flowers
Ukraine grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables; beef, milk
United Arab Emirates dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish
United Kingdom cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish
United States wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; forest products; fish
Uruguay rice, wheat, corn, barley; livestock; fish
Uzbekistan cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock
Vanuatu copra, coconuts, cocoa, coffee, taro, yams, coconuts, fruits, vegetables; fish, beef
Venezuela corn, sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee; beef, pork, milk, eggs; fish
Vietnam paddy rice, corn, potatoes, rubber, soybeans, coffee, tea, bananas, sugar; poultry, pigs, fish
Virgin Islands fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle
Wallis and Futuna breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats
West Bank olives, citrus, vegetables; beef, dairy products
Western Sahara fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads)
Yemen grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat (mildly narcotic shrub), coffee, cotton; dairy products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish
Zambia corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca); cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides; coffee
Zimbabwe corn, cotton, wheat, coffee, sugarcane, peanuts; sheep, goats, pigs
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@2053 Airports
Afghanistan 47 (2003 est.)
Albania 11 (2003 est.)
Algeria 137 (2003 est.)
American Samoa 3 (2003 est.)
Andorra none
Angola 244 (2003 est.)
Anguilla 3 (2003 est.)
Antarctica there are no developed public access airports or landing facilities; 30 stations, operated by 16 national governments party to the Antarctic Treaty, have restricted aircraft landing facilities for either helicopters and/or fixed-wing aircraft; commercial enterprises operate two additional aircraft landing facilities; helicopter pads are available at 27 stations; runways at 15 locations are gravel, sea-ice, blue-ice, or compacted snow suitable for landing wheeled, fixed-wing aircraft; of these, 1 is greater than 3 km in length, 6 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 3 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 3 are less than 1 km in length, and 2 are of unknown length; snow surface skiways, limited to use by ski-equipped, fixed-wing aircraft, are available at another 15 locations; of these, 4 are greater than 3 km in length, 3 are between 2 km and 3 km in length, 2 are between 1 km and 2 km in length, 2 are less than 1 km in length, and 4 are of unknown length; aircraft landing facilities generally subject to severe restrictions and limitations resulting from extreme seasonal and geographic conditions; aircraft landing facilities do not meet ICAO standards; advance approval from the respective governmental or nongovernmental operating organization required for landing; landed aircraft are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty (2003 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 3 (2003 est.)
Argentina 1,335 (2003 est.)
Armenia 17 (2003 est.)
Aruba 1 (2003 est.)
Australia 444 (2003 est.)
Austria 55 (2003 est.)
Azerbaijan 67 (2003 est.)
Bahamas, The 63 (2003 est.)
Bahrain 4 (2003 est.)
Baker Island 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2003 est.)
Bangladesh 16 (2003 est.)
Barbados 1 (2003 est.)
Belarus 135 (2003 est.)
Belgium 42 (2003 est.)
Belize 43 (2003 est.)
Benin 5 (2003 est.)
Bermuda 1 (2003 est.)
Bhutan 2 (2003 est.)
Bolivia 1,067 (2003 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 (2003 est.)
Botswana 85 (2003 est.)
Brazil 3,803 (2003 est.)
British Indian Ocean Territory 1 (2003 est.)
British Virgin Islands 3 (2003 est.)
Brunei 2 (2003 est.)
Bulgaria 212 (2003 est.)
Burkina Faso 33 (2003 est.)
Burma 79 (2003 est.)
Burundi 8 (2003 est.)
Cambodia 20 (2003 est.)
Cameroon 47 (2003 est.)
Canada 1,357 (2003 est.)
Cape Verde 7 note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2003 est.)
Cayman Islands 3 (2003 est.)
Central African Republic 50 (2003 est.)
Chad 50 (2003 est.)
Chile 363 (2003 est.)
China 507 (2003 est.)
Christmas Island 1 (2003 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1 (2003 est.)
Colombia 980 (2003 est.)
Comoros 4 (2003 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 230 (2003 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 32 (2003 est.)
Cook Islands 9 (2003 est.)
Costa Rica 149 (2003 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 37 (2003 est.)
Croatia 68 (2003 est.)
Cuba 170 (2003 est.)
Cyprus 17 (2003 est.)
Czech Republic 120 (2003 est.)
Denmark 99 (2003 est.)
Djibouti 13 (2003 est.)
Dominica 2 (2003 est.)
Dominican Republic 31 (2003 est.)
East Timor 8 (2003 est.)
Ecuador 205 (2003 est.)
Egypt 89 (2003 est.)
El Salvador 73 (2003 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 3 (2003 est.)
Eritrea 18 (2003 est.)
Estonia 29 (2003 est.)
Ethiopia 82 (2003 est.)
Europa Island 1 (2003 est.)
European Union total: 3,130 with paved runways: 1,834 with unpaved runways: 1,296 (2003)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 5 (2003 est.)
Faroe Islands 1 (2003 est.)
Fiji 28 (2003 est.)
Finland 148 (2003 est.)
France 477 (2003 est.)
French Guiana 11 (2003 est.)
French Polynesia 49 (2003 est.)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands none
Gabon 56 (2003 est.)
Gambia, The 1 (2003 est.)
Gaza Strip 2 (2001) note: includes Gaza International Airport (GIA), inaugurated on 24 November 1998 as part of agreements stipulated in the September 1995 Oslo II Accord and the 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum; GIA has been largely closed since October 2000 by Israeli orders and its runway was destroyed by the Israeli Defense Forces in December 2001 (2003 est.)
Georgia 31 (2003 est.)
Germany 550 (2003 est.)
Ghana 12 (2003 est.)
Gibraltar 1 (2003 est.)
Glorioso Islands 1 (2003 est.)
Greece 79 (note - new Athens airport at Spata opened in March 2001) (2003 est.)
Greenland 14 (2003 est.)
Grenada 3 (2003 est.)
Guadeloupe 9 (2003 est.)
Guam 5 (2003 est.)
Guatemala 452 (2003 est.)
Guernsey 2 (2003 est.)
Guinea 16 (2003 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 28 (2003 est.)
Guyana 49 (2003 est.)
Haiti 12 (2003 est.)
Holy See (Vatican City) none (2003 est.)
Honduras 115 (2003 est.)
Hong Kong 4 (2003 est.)
Howland Island airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN - they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2003 est.)
Hungary 43 (2003 est.)
Iceland 100 (2003 est.)
India 333 (2003 est.)
Indonesia 661 (2003 est.)
Iran 303 (2003 est.)
Iraq 111; note - unknown number were damaged during the March-April 2003 war (2003 est.)
Ireland 36 (2003 est.)
Israel 51 (2003 est.)
Italy 134 (2003 est.)
Jamaica 35 (2003 est.)
Jan Mayen 1 (2003 est.)
Japan 174 (2003 est.)
Jersey 1 (2003 est.)
Johnston Atoll 1 (2003 est.)
Jordan 17 (2003 est.)
Juan de Nova Island 1 (2003 est.)
Kazakhstan 392 (2003 est.)
Kenya 221 (2003 est.)
Kingman Reef lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2003 est.)
Kiribati 20 (2003 est.)
Korea, North 78 (2003 est.)
Korea, South 102 (2003 est.)
Kuwait 7 (2003 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 61 (2003 est.)
Laos 46 (2003 est.)
Latvia 51 (2003 est.)
Lebanon 8 (2003 est.)
Lesotho 28 (2003 est.)
Liberia 53 (2003 est.)
Libya 140 (2003 est.)
Liechtenstein none (2003 est.)
Lithuania 102 (2003 est.)
Luxembourg 2 (2003 est.)
Macau 1 (2003 est.)
Macedonia 17 (2003 est.)
Madagascar 116 (2003 est.)
Malawi 42 (2003 est.)
Malaysia 117 (2003 est.)
Maldives 5 (2003 est.)
Mali 27 (2003 est.)
Malta 1 (2003 est.)
Man, Isle of 1 (2003 est.)
Marshall Islands 15 (2003 est.)
Martinique 2 (2003 est.)
Mauritania 24 (2003 est.)
Mauritius 5 (2003 est.)
Mayotte 1 (2003 est.)
Mexico 1,827 (2003 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 6 (2003 est.)
Midway Islands 3 (2003 est.)
Moldova 24 (2003 est.)
Monaco none; linked to the airport at Nice, France by helicopter service (2003) (2003 est.)
Mongolia 36 (2003 est.)
Montserrat 1 (2003 est.)
Morocco 64 (2003 est.)
Mozambique 158 (2003 est.)
Namibia 136 (2003 est.)
Nauru 1 (2003 est.)
Nepal 46 (2003 est.)
Netherlands 27 (2003 est.)
Netherlands Antilles 5 (2003 est.)
New Caledonia 25 (2003 est.)
New Zealand 113 (2003 est.)
Nicaragua 176 (2003 est.)
Niger 27 (2003 est.)
Nigeria 70 (2003 est.)
Niue 1 (2003 est.)
Norfolk Island 1 (2003 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands 6 (2003 est.)
Norway 101 (2003 est.)
Oman 135 (2003 est.)
Pakistan 129 (2003 est.)
Palau 3 (2003 est.)
Palmyra Atoll 1 (2003 est.)
Panama 103 (2003 est.)
Papua New Guinea 559 (2003 est.)
Paracel Islands 1 (2003 est.)
Paraguay 880 (2003 est.)
Peru 233 (2003 est.)
Philippines 253 (2003 est.)
Pitcairn Islands none (2003 est.)
Poland 122 (2003 est.)
Portugal 66 (2003 est.)
Puerto Rico 30 (2003 est.)
Qatar 4 (2003 est.)
Reunion 2 (2003 est.)
Romania 62 (2003 est.)
Russia 2,609 (2003 est.)
Rwanda 9 (2003 est.)
Saint Helena 1 (2003 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 (2003 est.)
Saint Lucia 2 (2003 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2 (2003 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 (2003 est.)
Samoa 4 (2003 est.)
San Marino none (2003 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 2 (2003 est.)
Saudi Arabia 204 (2003 est.)
Senegal 20 (2003 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro 45 (2003 est.)
Seychelles 15 (2003 est.)
Sierra Leone 10 (2003 est.)
Singapore 9 (2003 est.)
Slovakia 34 (2003 est.)
Slovenia 14 (2003 est.)
Solomon Islands 33 (2003 est.)
Somalia 60 (2003 est.)
South Africa 728 (2003 est.)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands none (2003 est.)
Spain 156 (2003 est.)
Spratly Islands 3 (2003 est.)
Sri Lanka 14 (2003 est.)
Sudan 63 (2003 est.)
Suriname 46 (2003 est.)
Svalbard 4 (2003 est.)
Swaziland 18 (2003 est.)
Sweden 255 (2003 est.)
Switzerland 65 (2003 est.)
Syria 93 (2003 est.)
Taiwan 40 (2003 est.)
Tajikistan 66 (2003 est.)
Tanzania 123 (2003 est.)
Thailand 109 (2003 est.)
Togo 9 (2003 est.)
Tokelau none; lagoon landings are possible by amphibious aircraft (2003 est.)
Tonga 6 (2003 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 6 (2003 est.)
Tromelin Island 1 (2003 est.)
Tunisia 30 (2003 est.)
Turkey 120 (2003 est.)
Turkmenistan 69 (2003 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 8 (2003 est.)
Tuvalu 1 (2003 est.)
Uganda 27 (2003 est.)
Ukraine 702 (2003 est.)
United Arab Emirates 35 (2003 est.)
United Kingdom 471 (2003 est.)
United States 14,807 (2003 est.)
Uruguay 64 (2003 est.)
Uzbekistan 247 (2003 est.)
Vanuatu 30 (2003 est.)
Venezuela 368 (2003 est.)
Vietnam 19 (2003 est.)
Virgin Islands 2 (2003 est.)
Wake Island 1 (2003 est.)
Wallis and Futuna 2 (2003 est.)
West Bank 3 (2003 est.)
Western Sahara 11 (2003 est.)
Yemen 44 (2003 est.)
Zambia 109 (2003 est.)
Zimbabwe 404 (2003 est.)
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@2054 Birth rate (births/1,000 population)
Afghanistan 47.27 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Albania 15.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Algeria 17.76 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
American Samoa 24.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Andorra 9.32 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Angola 45.14 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Anguilla 14.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 17.7 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Argentina 17.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Armenia 11.43 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Aruba 11.53 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Australia 12.4 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Austria 8.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Azerbaijan 19.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bahamas, The 18.22 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bahrain 18.54 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bangladesh 30.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Barbados 12.98 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Belarus 10.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Belgium 10.59 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Belize 29.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Benin 42.57 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bermuda 11.83 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bhutan 34.41 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bolivia 24.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Botswana 24.71 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Brazil 17.25 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
British Virgin Islands 14.96 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Brunei 19.33 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Bulgaria 9.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Burkina Faso 44.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Burma 18.64 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Burundi 39.68 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cambodia 27.13 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cameroon 35.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Canada 10.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cape Verde 26.13 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cayman Islands 13.11 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Central African Republic 35.55 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Chad 46.5 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Chile 15.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
China 12.98 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Christmas Island NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Colombia 21.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Comoros 38 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 44.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 28.66 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cook Islands NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Costa Rica 18.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 39.64 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Croatia 9.51 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cuba 12.18 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Cyprus 12.66 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Czech Republic 9.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Denmark 11.59 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Djibouti 40.39 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Dominica 16.25 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Dominican Republic 23.6 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
East Timor 27.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ecuador 23.18 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Egypt 23.84 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
El Salvador 27.48 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 36.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Eritrea 39.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Estonia 9.79 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ethiopia 39.23 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
European Union 10.2 births/1,000 population (July 2004 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Faroe Islands 13.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Fiji 22.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Finland 10.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
France 12.34 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
French Guiana 21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
French Polynesia 17.34 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Gabon 36.4 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Gambia, The 40.3 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Gaza Strip 40.62 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Georgia 10.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Germany 8.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ghana 24.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Gibraltar 10.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Greece 9.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Greenland 15.96 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Grenada 22.61 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guadeloupe 15.79 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guam 19.31 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guatemala 34.58 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guernsey 9.16 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guinea 42.26 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 38.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Guyana 17.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Haiti 33.76 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Honduras 31.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Hong Kong 7.23 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Hungary 9.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Iceland 13.83 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
India 22.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Indonesia 21.11 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Iran 17.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Iraq 33.09 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ireland 14.47 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Israel 18.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Italy 9.05 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Jamaica 16.94 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Japan 9.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Jersey 10.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Jordan 22.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Kazakhstan 15.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Kenya 27.82 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Kiribati 30.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Korea, North 16.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Korea, South 12.33 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Kuwait 21.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 22.13 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Laos 36.47 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Latvia 8.87 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Lebanon 19.31 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Lesotho 26.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Liberia 44.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Libya 27.17 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Liechtenstein 10.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Lithuania 8.49 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Luxembourg 12.21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Macau 8.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Macedonia 13.14 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Madagascar 41.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Malawi 44.35 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Malaysia 23.37 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Maldives 36.06 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mali 47.29 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Malta 10.09 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Man, Isle of 11.28 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Marshall Islands 33.88 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Martinique 14.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mauritania 41.79 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mauritius 15.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mayotte 42.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mexico 21.44 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 25.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Moldova 14.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Monaco 9.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mongolia 21.44 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Montserrat 17.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Morocco 22.79 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Mozambique 36.06 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Namibia 33.51 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Nauru 25.61 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Nepal 31.96 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Netherlands 11.41 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Netherlands Antilles 15.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
New Caledonia 18.98 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
New Zealand 14.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Nicaragua 25.5 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Niger 48.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Nigeria 38.24 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Niue NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Norfolk Island NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands 19.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Norway 11.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Oman 37.12 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Pakistan 31.22 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Palau 18.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Panama 20.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Papua New Guinea 30.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Paraguay 29.78 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Peru 21.27 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Philippines 25.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Pitcairn Islands NA births/1,000 population
Poland 10.64 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Portugal 10.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Puerto Rico 14.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Qatar 15.6 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Reunion 19.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Romania 10.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Russia 9.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Rwanda 40.01 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Helena 12.68 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.26 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Lucia 20.5 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 14.15 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Samoa 15.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
San Marino 10.31 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 41.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Saudi Arabia 29.74 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Senegal 35.72 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Serbia and Montenegro 12.13 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Seychelles 16.55 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sierra Leone 43.34 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Singapore 9.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Slovakia 10.57 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Slovenia 8.9 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Solomon Islands 31.6 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Somalia 46.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
South Africa 18.38 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Spain 10.11 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sri Lanka 15.88 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sudan 35.79 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Suriname 18.87 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Svalbard NA births/1,000 population
Swaziland 28.55 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sweden 10.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Switzerland 9.83 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Syria 28.93 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Taiwan 12.7 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tajikistan 32.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tanzania 39 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Thailand 16.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Togo 34.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tokelau NA births/1,000 population
Tonga 24.87 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 12.75 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tunisia 15.74 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Turkey 17.22 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Turkmenistan 27.82 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 22.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Tuvalu 21.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Uganda 46.31 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ukraine 10.21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
United Arab Emirates 18.65 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
United Kingdom 10.88 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
United States 14.13 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Uruguay 14.44 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Uzbekistan 26.12 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Vanuatu 23.67 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Venezuela 19.34 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Vietnam 19.58 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Virgin Islands 14.49 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Wallis and Futuna NA births/1,000 population
West Bank 33.21 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Western Sahara NA births/1,000 population
World 20.24 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Yemen 43.16 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Zambia 38.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Zimbabwe 30.05 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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@2055 Military branches
Afghanistan Afghan National Army, currently being trained by the US with the assistance of the international community, is 7,000 strong; note - the December 2001 Bonn Agreement called for all militia forces to come under the authority of the central government, but regional leaders have continued to retain their militias and the formation of a national army remains a gradual process; Afghanistan's militia forces continue to be factionalized, largely along ethnic lines
Albania General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Forces Command, Doctrine and Exercises Command, Logistics Support Command
Algeria People's National Army (ANP; includes Ground Forces), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force (QJA), Territorial Air Defense
Andorra no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
Angola Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA)
Antigua and Barbuda Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (including Coast Guard)
Argentina Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)
Armenia Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force
Aruba no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
Australia Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002)
Austria Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
Azerbaijan Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Bahamas, The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (including Coast Guard)
Bahrain Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard
Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force
Barbados Royal Barbados Defense Force (Troops Command and Coast Guard)
Belarus Army, Air and Air Defense Force
Belgium Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands
Belize Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard)
Benin Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Bermuda Bermuda Regiment
Bhutan Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia
Bolivia Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana)
Bosnia and Herzegovina VF Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army), VRS Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army)
Botswana Botswana Defense Force (including an Air Wing)
Brazil Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (including Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)
Brunei Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force
Bulgaria Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Burkina Faso Army, Air Force
Burma Army, Navy, Air Force
Burundi Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie
Cambodia Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Cameroon Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
Canada Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command
Cape Verde Army, Coast Guard
Cayman Islands no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
Central African Republic Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force
Chad Armed Forces: National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard
Chile Army of the Nation, National Navy (including Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)
China People's Liberation Army (PLA): comprises ground forces, Navy (including naval infantry and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops, nominally a state security body but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA), militia
Colombia Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, including Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)
Comoros Comoran Security Force
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Army, Navy, Air Force
Congo, Republic of the Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy
Costa Rica no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security
Cote d'Ivoire Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard)
Croatia Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)
Cuba Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT)
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic Czech Army: Ground Forces, Air Forces, Special Forces
Denmark Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard
Djibouti Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force)
Dominica no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard)
Dominican Republic Army, Navy, Air Force
East Timor East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy
Ecuador Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Police
Egypt Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force
Equatorial Guinea Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force
Eritrea Army, Navy, Air Force
Estonia Estonia Defense Forces (including Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force), Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard note: Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime
Ethiopia Ethiopian National Defense Force: Ground Forces, Air Force, Mobilized Militia note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) no regular military forces
Faroe Islands no regular military forces
Fiji Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division
Finland Army, Navy, Air Force
France Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (including naval air), Air Force (including Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
French Polynesia no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
Gabon Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The Gambian National Army (GNA) (including Naval Unit), Presidential Guard
Gaza Strip in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, a Public Security Force and a civil Police Force
Georgia Ground Forces (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force
Germany Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service
Ghana Army, Navy, Air Force
Gibraltar Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Greece Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (EPA), National Guard
Grenada no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Guadeloupe no regular military forces
Guatemala Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Guinea Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police
Guinea-Bissau People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force
Guyana Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps; Guyana People's Militia
Haiti Haitian National Police (HNP) note: the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City) Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera)
Honduras Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force
Hong Kong no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region
Hungary Ground Forces, Air Forces
Iceland no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard
India Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)
Indonesia Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)
Iran Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Command), Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Qods Force [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army]), Law Enforcement Forces
Iraq note: in the summer of 2003 the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) began recruiting and training a New Iraqi Army (NIA) that would have a purely defensive mission and capability; in March 2004, the Iraqi Interim Government established a Ministry of Defense to create an Iraqi Armed Force; at that time the NIA was renamed the Iraqi Armed Force - Army (IAF-A); plans also were put into effect to reconstitute an Iraqi Army Air Corps (IAAC) and Coastal Defense Force (navy), but there are no plans to reconstitute an Iraqi Air Force; the Army's primary new focus will be domestic counterinsurgency, which is a change of direction from the CPA's intent to create an army not involved in domestic politics; in mid-2004 the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) was designated the Iraqi National Guard (ING) and subordinated to the Defense Ministry and the Iraqi Armed Forces Pre-war Iraqi military equipment was largely destroyed by Coalition forces during combat operations in early 2003 or subsequently looted or scrapped (September 2004)
Ireland Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps)
Israel Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps (including Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal)), Navy, Air Force(including Air Defense Forces); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
Italy Army, Navy, Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri
Jamaica Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Coast Guard
Jordan Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) (Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command or SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations
Kazakhstan Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard
Kenya Army, Navy, Air Force
Kiribati no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands)
Korea, North Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
Korea, South Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard)
Kuwait Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard
Kyrgyzstan Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops
Laos Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force
Latvia Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)
Lebanon Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force)
Lesotho Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; with Army and Air Wing)
Liberia Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
Lithuania National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT), Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force
Luxembourg Army
Macau responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces
Macedonia Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; including Air and Air Defense Command)
Madagascar People's Armed Forces: comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval - Navy and Air - Force; National Gendarmerie
Malawi Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including Mobile Force Unit)
Malaysia Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts
Maldives National Security Service: comprising Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element; Coast Guard
Mali Army, Air Force, National Guard
Malta Armed Forces: Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime Squadron), Revenue Security Corps
Marshall Islands no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
Martinique no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Mauritania Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard (BSSP)
Mauritius National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard)
Mexico National Defense Secretariat (Sedena) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines)
Moldova National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force
Mongolia Mongolian People's Army (comprising Ground Forces, Air Defense Forces), Border Guards, Internal Security Forces, Construction Corps Forces, Civil Defense Authority
Montserrat no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Morocco Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Mozambique Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces
Namibia Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, Air Wing), Police
Nauru no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force
Nepal Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force
Netherlands Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command
Netherlands Antilles National Guard, Police Force
New Caledonia no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
New Zealand New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Nicaragua Army (includes Navy), Navy
Niger Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Force
Nigeria Army, Navy, Air Force
Niue no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Norway Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (including Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard
Oman Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force
Palau no regular military forces; Police Force
Panama an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defense Force: Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element
Paraguay Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force
Peru Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP)
Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force
Poland Land Forces, Navy, Air Force
Portugal Army, Navy (PON; including Marines), Air Force (FAP), Republican Guard (including Fiscal Guard)
Puerto Rico no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar Land Force, Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Amiri Air Force
Reunion no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)
Romania Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Civil Defense
Russia Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces; Airborne troops, Strategic Rocket Forces, and Military Space Forces are classified as independent combat arms, not subordinate to any of the three branches
Rwanda Rwandan Defense Forces (Army, Air Forces)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit)
Saint Lucia Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
Samoa no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force
San Marino Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance |
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